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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1925

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BARMAT BROTHERS DO NOT CONSIDER THEMSELVES JEWS Berlin. (J. T. A.) Evidence clearing the name of President Ebert in the high finance scandal in Prussia, in which several Jewish bankers and the Barmat brothers are involved, Reports that Jewish Leaders was given by Deputy Heilmann, leadof World Look to American ing politician of the Socialist party, when examined. Prominent Speakers Will Address Annual Meeting Sunday All A. Z. A. Chapters Will Send Teams to Ornalia for Jewry for Action Dr. Heilmann stated that '"PresiEvening—Officers Will Be Elected. Games and Debates. EXPECTED TO COMPLETE dent Ebert has never seen Herr Barmat or any one of the Barmat family. BRANCH OP AGENCY INTERESTING P R O G R A M IS BEING AltWOOING TEAMS WILL RECEIVE TROPHIES Ebert once referred to Barmat as beRANGED TO MAKE THIS A GRAND AND MEDALS FROM A. Z. A. New York, Feb. 10,—Fresh from a ing a Jew, which Barmat considered SUCCESS. triumphal world tour, during which as an insult." The Order of Aleph Sadik Aleph will hold its first annual he was received by leading govern! basketball tournament and debating contests in Omaha, March 21 Sunday is Federation Day in Omaha and every Jew in the mental dignitaries and «ithusiasticaland 22. The tournament will be held under the supervision of city is invited and expected to attend the annual Federation meetly welcomed by Jewish communities, the Supreme Advisory Council. During the tournament Omaha ing which will be held at the Fontenelle Hotel Sunday evening Dr. Chaim Weizmanii arrived in New will be host to more than one hundred boys who will come here at 8:15 p. m. York Tuesday on the ©lympic on a from the various chapters. A program of unusual interest will be presented at the meetone month's visit to America, followFirst Open Meeting Under New AdThe Order of Aleph Zadik Aleph for Boys is being1 sponsored ing which has been designed to acquaint the Jewish Community j ing which he will return to London • ministration. by the B'nai B'rith and tends to create a closer relation between of Omaha with the advances made in local social service, through to accompany Lord Balfour to the the members of the various chapters throughout the country. This the Federation, during 1924. opening of the Hebrew ^University in The first open meeting of the local tournament will bring the boys into closer contact. Jerusalem on April 1. Under the direction of the Federation, Omaha has been acB'nai B'rith lodge under the new adJOE L. WOLF. corded a place at the very top of Jewish communal work among Letters have already been sent out Public Schools." This subject should Dr. Wcizmann's present visit to ministration will be held Thursday all cities in the country. The past years have witnessed a rapid Joe L. Wolf has been chairman of America—his fourth annual trip here evening, February 19. at the Jewish requesting the chapters to send teams prove to be an interesting subject for advance in social service work throughout the country, and it the finance Committee of the Jewish —comes as the last lap of a tour to Community. Center. Fred White will here. Each chapter will send six debate, and all teams are to be should Tie a source of great pride to all Omahans that this com- Welfare Federation during the past most of the important Jewish comboys as a basketball team and twoprepared to take either the affirmamunity is acclaimed by men who know, to be in the foremost of year. - munities of the world, including an boys as members of a debating team. tive or negative side of the question. •-.'•>)' these advantages. . '. extensive investigation of Jewish colThe following chapters will be rep- It is planned to hold the debates in With his efforts as the head of the onization in Palestine. resented in the tournament and de-one of the leading hotels in the citye At Sunday evening's meeting all Wbuting organizations of the Federa- committee that worked with him durbating contests to be held here: Oma- which is being made possible -by the It is understood: that during his Omaha •will have the opportunity cf jtion, t i e Omaha Hebrew club. I. O.ing the past year, the Federation has ha, Council Bluffs, Des Monies, Sioux Chamber of Commerce who is co-oppresent visit Dr. Weizmarm will enreceiving the entire report of the ac- B. B., Woman's Auxiliary, A. Z. A.heen able to to take care of its many City, Lincoln, St. Pad, Minneapolis, erating to make this tournament &, deavor to bring to final and concrete tivities of the Welfare Federation loda club and thVY. M. and Y. W. institutions and help the poor. City, Chejreiuie, Wyo., Gary, success. It is planned to tsse the form his negotiations for the organ- ] during the past year. H. A. and others are to receive a Ind., Grand Eapids, Mich., Minot, No. Tech High gymnasium for the basket* ization of the American branch of the Several prominent speakers "will ad- grand treat at this meeting. ball tournament. r' Dak. Jewish Agency. In his work he will dress the gathering ' at the annual In this issue of The Jewish Press, 4 1 believe that this will be one of have the assistance of Colonel Fredj .. According to plans now being made, meeting. Besides these speakers, a the list of members of the Welfare e the biggest events ever tried by any erick ELisch of the Palestine Zionist the. tournament' ytfU ^ keW March complete 'program is being arranged •Federatioj. are printed."; These names Executive. Dr. Weizmann's European 21 and 22." This vvill give the teams Jewish organization," said Sain Becontaining the Y. M. H. A. quartet. will later be published in the annual Committees Are Appointed to Serve tour was a remarkable iribute of the a chance to play the preliminary ber, president of the supreme advisThis quartet was one of the feature ; tremendous personal* 2fBld the-Zionist games ..-on Saturday evening and the ory council. 'These canteste will 'I''"''---'*"""'".. • f o r •Tear.;"..;..:--".'.' .-• hits of ..the Y show. Miss Cecelia the boys closer together ami chieftain has on the Jewries of the semi-finals on Sunday afternoon snd Feiler-will give a vocal selection. The will give the Order a chance to inThe highland Country, club elected world, irrespective of their Zionist beevening. The first round of the deT . M. H. A..orchestra will play beofficers for "the ensuing, year. • Ed.liefs, for- Zionists and non-Zionists bates will be held Saturday evening crease its membership.'* fore and. sfter-the meeting. Trailer was re-elected president; H. united to stage rousing demonstrawith the finals on Sunday evening. After the reports -will -be made by S. Heavenrieh, vice president; Sam J. tions welcoming him to their commuThe "winning teams will be presentthe president, chairman of the finance ed with trophies and Individual medcommittee, superintendent and others, Believes Congress Is for Heavier Re- Leo, secretary; M. Herzheri, treas- nities. This was particularly true in urer. The president appointed the Germany and Czecho-Slovakia, one of als to the first and second team memthe election of officers for the ensustriction. conjnitto^to serve for the new year. the outstanding developments of Dr. bers. The subject suggested for the ing year will be elected. These committees are listed here. Weizmann's trip being the co-operadebate is, "Eesolved, That Religion in j , ,. . HARRY B. ZIMMAN. "We, expect this meeting to be one New York, Feb. 2.' (J. T. A.) ConThe Higklard Country club is in an tion pledged fr*™ in the rebuilding of Some Form Should Be Taught in the ' Randall's Eoyal Orchestra Will Play of the best ever held by the Federa- gressman Albert Johnson, Chairman act as chairman of this meeting. for This Dance. tion," said Dr. Philip Sher, president. of the House Immigration Commit- excellent financial condition, all.bills the Jewish Homeland by B'nai B'rith The principal speaker of the evenlodges and other influential Jewish having >--n paid, with $1,50^ in the A special invitation is extended to tee, in an address delivered before ing will be Harry B. Zimman, secre- Rabbi Frederick Coin to Omaha Lodge I. O. B. B. amd Omaall organizations to _ttend this meet- members of the Conference on.Immi- bank ar-* $4,000 in the,building and circles. loan association. The club will inIn Germany President Ebert and tary and treasurer of the Brandeis ha Chapter A, Z. A. will hold * joint; ing in a body. Members of the con- gration at a luncheon at the Hotel Store. His subject will be' "Street crease the initiation fee July 1. The dance Sunday evening. March 1, ftt Lorraine, touched upon the question initiation fee will be $600 for stock- the. German Cabinet accorded the Zi- Railways." Mr. Zimman is a recogonist leader an official audience for the Fontenelle Hotel. A special joint of admitting stranded refugees who holding members and $150 for assonized authority on municipal corpora- Rabbi Frederick Cohn, of Temple ;; committee has been appointed to make the purpose of securing latest inforIsrael, has been asked to make adare holders of American visas. ciate members. • ' mation on the progress of the Jew-tions and is well versed on the street dresses before several local organiza- j this dance one of the outstanding "Advocates of .that class of exempThe following committees were ap- ish Homeland movement "while in railway situation. j dances of the season. tions," Congressman Johnson stated, pointed for the ensuing year: Besides Mr. Zimman, other num- tions this month. Prague he was received by President On Tuesday, February 24, he will J The following men were appointed Adolph Kraus Honored by Members "maintain that there were not nr.ore Masaryk and Premier Benes of Cse- bers of the program will be a violin talk at the banquet of the Under-; on the joint dance committee: HerThe President appoints • the following than 5,000 foreigners holding vised Standing Committees for the year of 1925 cho-Slovakia. solo by Fanny Fish; piano solo by of Orderbert Goldstein, chairman; Myer Freepassports and; that the majority of • Grounds and Golf- Committee Lillian Chudakoff; reading by Mrs. writers' Association on "The Value man, secretary; Dr. Philip Romanek, Dr.' Weizmaun was enthused over of Life Insurance." The following H. S. Heavenrich, Chairman Chicago, Feb. 9. (J. T. A.) B'nai them were husbands, and fathers try- K. J. I/eon Henry -RoRenthal the steady progress made in Pales- H. S. Karnen; vocal solo by Iva Sie- evening, February 25, he will address ,treasurer; Sam Beber, Nathan K» B'rith Day, an important event to ing to rejoin families in America ±rom Ben Yousem ' . • Sam WerthMmer ' Davidson. tine during the past year and trans- gBl, accompanied by Rose Morton Began the Adults' Study Class of the First Green, Fred Greenberg-, Lester Laj*~ members of the independent order, whom they were separated -during the Jerome Heyn The meeting is open7to the entire Presbyterian Church on "Are Jews a; idus, Stanley Levin, Harry Trastinf Entertainment Committee mitted this enthusiasm in a statement Sidney Mauley, Chairman • . -• - } . - . _ ' _ . • '.' ••. 'was celebrated this year with partic- w a r . • he issued on his arrival here. In public. The intellectual advancement Race or a Religion?" and on Sunday,; Sam Wolf, Jerome Diamond, David Jacob Jacobs I. Stalmaster ular festivity on the occasion of the "We made a study, of.the situa- Max Sommer Ed. -KJrecHbnmn every phase of the Zionist program committee. of, the B'nai B'rith is su-March 1, he will talk to the young' Beber, Harry Rnbenstein, Fred BrodMorton Miller seventy-fifth birthday of Adolph tion," he said, :'and gathered the Fred Eosenstock —immigration, agricultural and urban pervising the open meetings which people of the Congregational Church , key. : Membership Committee Kraus, international president of the names of all vised passport holders* H. Malashock, Chairman development, education, etc—-he re- are held once each month. "We have secured Randall's Royal on "Science and Religion." M. Milder Independent Order of B'nai B'rith. at foreign ports. We found that in- H. Knbinstein jorted striking forward steps. And M. Sugannan C. C Katleman . orchestaa for 'this dance,*? said HerMore than a thousand prominent men stead of 5,000 there were 10,000; that H. Iapidus llsyer Spiesbergcr he concluded his words of greeting JEWISH REPRESENTATTvES bert Goldstein, chairman of the comHouse Committee and women were present at the din- in Budapest alone there were 2,500, SAM SWARTZ PURCHASES ' mittee. "Dancing ELECTED TO GERMAN A. Herzberg, Jr., Chairman to American Jewry with the remark will be held until Dave Feder S. 'S. Jacobs ner given last Saturday night at the mostly refugees and that only two to JEWELRY STORE 12:30 at this joint dance. " JEWISH FEDERATION that the Jewish masses as well as We expect Dare Eosenstock Loyal Cohn Congress Hotel in honor of Mr. Kraus. thTee per cent of them were hus- Paul Shaye Sain Swartz has purchased the for- many members of both A. Z. A. ssfi Dr. A. Greenberg the Jewish leaders in all the lands he Berlin. (J. T. A.) Final returns in Finance Committee Messages from Secretary of State bands and fathers: The rest of them visited have their eyes fixed on Amer- the elections- to the Federation of mer Malashock Jewelry Store at 1514 B'nai B'rith chapters near Omaha to H. A. "Wolf, Chairman •Hughes and Secretary of Labor Da- were prospective immigrants who had H. Hosenthal J . B. Katz ica and are waiting anxiously for Jewish Communities of Prussia Dodge street. Swartz is known in attend this dance." A. B. Alpirn vis were among hundreds . of mes-stated that it was their intention.to XOBJS Hiller concrete and united action on the part showed that of the 123 representa- this community as having been acsages of congratulation received. join cousins and brothers-in-law in of the American Jewish community tives elected, 71 belong to the Lib-tively engaged in the jewelry busWilliam E . Dever, Mayor of Chi- the United States. Well, 'cousins' in AnSekng and Jewish in the restoration of the Jewish Home- eral Party, 31 to the Zionists, two iness. Before purchasing the Mala- JEWISH .DEPUTIES INTROcago, in an address delivered befere America is a word that is very in.DUCE INTERPELLATION Poale Zionists* 14 Conservatives, and shock Jewelry Store he was actively j Culture Onb to Give Play land. the gathering, pointed to the long rec- definite and1 it can be stretched a INTO STEIGER TRIAL Dr. Weizmann will make his first five to the Religious Central Party. engaged in managing the fsmer Sol j ord of service of Mr. Kraus, who was long way. -.'- ;. ..'.'• ' ' • A four-act play, "Broken Hearts," public report on the status of the DT. Soloweitschik, former Minister Brodkey Jewelry Store afl301 Doug- j Warsaw. (J. T. A.). The Palish City Corporation^ Counsel, president "I am in close touch "with the sen- will be presented jointly by the" Aufle-' Jewish Homeland movement in Pal- of Jewish Affairs in Lithuania and las for the past nine years prior to Central Government ..will have to of the Chicago Board of Education timent in both- houses of Congress bung club and the Swedish Culture estine and throughout the world at a Dr. Berthold Latzky, former Minis- that time in the wholesale jewelry m a J c e office explanations shortly and president of the Civil Service because I have obtained the views of League Sunday evening, March 1, at tremendous public demonstration ar- ter of Jewish Affairs in Ukrainia business. '. vtith regard to the recent ari-ests Commission. Judge William Sultan individual members in personal toii- the Swedish Auditorium. • "My new location, which is long m a d e i n 1 ^ ^ ^ i n connection with " ranged in his honor at Carnegie Hall, were elected representatives. This is was chairman of the dinner; Judga versation -with them. I can assure "Tickets are now on sale and can Monday night, February 16. This the first time in the history of theestablished as one of the leading dia- t h e gtdger triti, as a result of an Samuel Altschuler was toastmaster. you that the actual demand in Con- be purchased from any member of j mass meeting, expected to be one of Federation that representatives of mond locations in the city,'affords me interpellation brought into ParlteRabbi Gershon Levi addressed t gress is for heavier restriction," Con- either organization," said Mr. • M. F .• the largest and most impressive Jew- East European Jews have been to give erceptional values in pur-m m t b y ^ C l u b o f j e w i s h gathering. gressman Johnson stated. chasing diamonds," said Sam Swartz. Goodman, one of ihe members of the I ish gatherings ever held in New York, elected. " _ ^ The banquet was given by the CenThe defects in the immigration law, committee in charge. "We will extend credit to purchasers Pointing out the peculiar eireuitsjwill officially launch Greater New i tral Council of the Independent Order according to Confressman Johnson, in the same buying terms as cash." GREEK'S CLAIM AGAINST stance that the Steiger trial has I 'York's 1925 campaign for the Keren B'nai B'rith and, although Mr. Kraus were due to the haste with which the LTTDENDORFF CONSIDERED EUTHENBERG tDONCESSION delayed and the action of the Hayesod. will not be seventy-five until Febai- legislation was prepared and enacted. POLITICALLY DEAD WILL BE RECONSIDERED AUSTRALIAN MINISTERS authorities in Lembcrg in confiscataTy 26, it \ras decided, owing to hisHe said that its -worst defect could FIGURE; PARTY SPLITS DECIDE ON IMMIGRAThe Tague. (J. T . A.) The reping the Jewish papers -which publeaving for an extended trip to ilie giving the Secretary of Labor ninety TION RESTRICTION lished comments on the affair, ihm Berlin. (J. T. A.)- That the Lud- Raffle to be Held for Benefit resentatives of the British and Greek South, to set the celebration for last days in which ;tb use his discretion endorff-Hitler Party has been comGovernments at the International Sidney. (J. T. A.) A policy of Jewish deputies ask for an explanao* Palestine Institutions Court Saturday evening. in admitting relatives of American pletely disintegrated, was brought out of Justice have coneladed an adequate restrictions for feoeign imA library table scarf, made in Je-exchange of notes regarding the migration was decided upon at n con- i citizens and alien residents. at the conference of the Prussian rusalem, mil be raffled fcy Mrs. J. claims of. the : Greek citizen, "Engineer ference in which the Prime Minister1' ^TI-SEMITIC BIOTS Describing the activities of oppo- branch of the National 3?arty here. K "'eman, who recently returned from Mayromatis, who claimed title to1 elec- and other ministers of the Common- HITNGARIAN PARLIAMENT I : RE-OCCUR IN JASSEY nents of the immigration law, he said The anti-Semitic leaders, Dr. Henr an extended trip there. The raffle tricity concession in Jerusalem, grant- wealth and the various states par-1 TO 'RECOGNIZE JEWS AS , Jassay. (J. T. A.) new anti-Jew- that there was "one organization in ning and Dr. Wulle, brought severe will be held Sunday, March 15, and ed to, him Sy .the Turkish. Government ticipsted. NATIONAL MINOBiTY' Jf tish - excesses on the part .of - Rouman- New York City made up of 50.000 charges against Adolf Hitler, accus. . j Vienna. (J. T. A.) Deputy JEek^ian-students occurred in the Univer- members, who .said .they, -wanted to ing Mm of a breach of loyalty to the p—ceeds -will bo for the henefit of before the war. The conference considered and ap-' hart at a -meeting of the Hfingaffiim ;:;;;'.<rit5':'hereV;,:j:i ;.'-v"-;••• ••''-•y-4: \-:~ •'•- - V / ^ r r ;V get- their .wives -«nd _-*elatiw»- inJ'j- --..party,..and-terming him a." "slsve of the Jewish Hospital and Asylum and proved the scheme of the British GovMa-vsoiaatis. .cjemaaSs a. large the Institute of Blaul People. '•'.'fA'3Oae::'Jewish' student "of: -the" Mrs. Harry" K. Bremer,. Chairnian- thW Catholics," and:responsible £01 f:or s.. snsjeiaalty, ;-£rota .Suiiiniserg'; ernment, according to, which <3reat_ Parliamsnt made & motion te <2«c!*»? : r ; TI"i.ave --EBade -a" general;SBrvsycsf ; •; Bernard -Cl-'J*' Ldtier,. t i e President Britain would advance Jj39,0K-,OOQ io~ the HungExiBn Jews a national int&or:;;|icai'^ollegej were badly beaten;^four of the Conference o/i Immigration the split in his party. : ft-vvere founded in'the iead. r . ';*."- Policy, told of scores of cases of sep- In political circles it is considxed the conditiens in Palestine, -and to of the International Court, decided Australia for the purpose of oicotav-: It5v. .Be invited theJ'Gov^niBiiW";;%: order to aid these institutions I am vvP'vTte^!;police were .ca^ed to; restore arated families, and grroup? disclosed an established fact that Ludendorff colonization of Britishers in] submit a bill circumscribing th< that the court Trfli reconsider the standinE^of*the : ^«xderv^ Ii^ctures had "Efr be pps^poned^ [by investigation-by. her organization. is politically a, dead figure.- , •—• • sponsoring this raffle," said 31rs. Kat- claim on February-l r — —, A u s t r a l i a leman. • "" ^<-

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